Welcome to the Blog Tour for Havoc by Ronie Kendig, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Havoc
Series: A Breed Apart: Legacy #1
Author: Ronie Kendig
Publisher: Sunrise Publishing
Release Date: October 17, 2023
Genre: Paramilitary Romantic Thriller
A soldier, a Malinois, and a stuntwoman walk onto a TV set . . .
Former Special Forces operator Sergeant Crew Gatlin takes everything in stride, even the career-ending incident that separated him from the Army, half a leg, and his beloved working dog, Havoc K027. Putting his life back together and lying low, he takes a job with A Breed Apart and is unexpectedly reunited with Havoc. It’s too good to be true—and the proof is in their first assignment: to work as a K-9 team for a television drama in Los Angeles. Miffed at being relegated to TV fodder, he’s willing to pay the price when he sees the stuntwoman.
Being a stunt double allows Vienna Foxcroft to fulfill her acting dream—with a side of MMA—and stay out of the limelight. The same one that plagued her childhood and put her through a nightmare scenario. Now, her tight-knit stunt team are the only ones she trusts. Then in walks Mr. Mountain-of-Muscle and his tough-as-nails dog, and Vienna has a bad feeling her life is about to turn upside down.
Ticked as they head overseas for a location shoot in Turkey, Crew guts it up—after all, he has Havoc again. Okay, and yeah—Vienna is going, too. When an attack sends the cast fleeing into the streets of Turkey, Vienna must face the demons of her past or be devoured by them. And Crew and Havoc are tested like never before.
Experience the high-octane thrill ride that is the first book in the A Breed Apart: Legacy series.
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Excerpt from Havoc
Anonymity had its benefits. A plethora of them, in fact. She’d take that every day in every way if it kept the sharks at bay.
The fist punched hard from her right.
Warehouse behind her, Vienna Foxcroft eased her spine backward and with her left hand, blocked the blow. Threw a right cross. Nailed the guy in the jaw. He spun away as she stepped back, angled her body so it was parallel to the ground, and nailed the guy in the head with her boot. She landed, hurled herself into an aerial, again using her leg to connect with the second assailant’s head. V touched down and drove upward, drawing her legs up into hooks as she snapped out her right, heel thudding center mass.
Adrenaline drove her, but she remembered her position. Aware of her body in relation to the others coming at her. To the others fighting to stop the attack. The car revving behind them. Drug dealers trying to blow the sting.
“This way!” the sandy-haired hunk shouted, motioning her to him.
Lifting her chin, she started that way. Palmed the waist-high wall. Launched upward. Hiked her legs and vaulted into the air. Arms tucked to her chest, she rotated midair. Drew out the weapons holstered at her thighs. Landed, boots sliding on the oil-slickened concrete. Fired at the assailants converging on her.
Calves burning, she strained to maintain focus. Take down the bad guys. Do her job. Get paid. Lie low.
Vienna knew finding traction to stop in the oil slick on the road would be tricky, so she held her weapons sans triggers and side-spiraled out of the oil. Heard the crack of their weapons. She pitched herself forward into a roll. Over a barrel and the oncoming 70s model Pontiac Trans Am. Slid across the hood, over it, to the other side. She dove for cover behind a stack of crates.
Hands hit her back. She heard the click of the carabiner. Drew in a breath even as she saw the muscle-bound oaf scale the crates. Launch at her. He swung a bat at her. Crack!
Her head snapped back. She stumbled backward. Growled. Then shoved upward. Felt the crane haul her straight into the air as she aimed at him and the other two men. The first went down. She shifted her gaze to the leaking oil barrels. Smirked with an elaborate pause, being sure to keep her angle correct. She fired. The men went down. An explosion flipped the Trans Am twice.
She dropped, and angled herself sideways, spiraling toward the ground. Shoved out her boots. Nailed the landing with a partial squat. Touched the ground. Took in a breath. Kept her face down, hair spilling forward and concealing her features. Then slowly rose . . . up . . . up . . .
“And cut!” Director Kerr Macleod pronounced.
About the Author
Ronie Kendig is a bestselling, award-winning author of over thirty-five books. She grew up an Army brat, and now she and her Army-veteran husband have returned to their beloved Texas after a nearly ten-year stint in the Northeast. They survive on Sonic runs, barbecue, and peach cobbler that they share—sometimes—with Benning the Stealth Golden and AAndromeda the MWD Washout. Ronie’s degree in psychology has helped her pen novels of intense, raw characters.
Connect with Ronie by visiting roniekendig.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.
Author Interview with Ronie
Q: What was the inspiration behind Havoc?
Ronie: My own retired military working dog, VVolt N629 (2008-2020), and having written the first series with TRINITY, TALON, and BEOWULF.
Q: Do you have a favorite quote from this book?
Ronie: Crew let out a quiet whistle. “You got a preacher on set?”
Greene frowned. “I . . . I don’t think so. Why?”
“Cuz I’m going to marry her.”
Q: What do you hope readers take away from Havoc?
Ronie: A huge respect for military working dogs and their handlers, and a hope that people will find ways to support these amazing teams.
Q: Would you share something about yourself that most readers would not know?
Ronie: I have a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo.
Q: How long ago did you start writing?
Ronie: I’ve always been writing, but I started my serious commitment toward getting published in about 2000.
Q: What is your favorite thing about being a writer?
Ronie: The adventure of learning and sharing a fictional world with others, being able to relay godly messages through the medium of story, just like Jesus did.
Q: Do you prefer to read ebooks or physical copies?
Ronie: Physical copies—nothing like the smell of a new book!
Q: How many bookcases are in your home?
Ronie: A lot. I’ve never counted, but there are definitely not enough.
Q: What do you like to do when you are not writing?
Ronie: I love doing yarn art—cross-stitch, knitting, crocheting—and decorating my home (updating, remodeling, painting, etc.).
Tour Giveaway
(1) winner will win a paperback copy of Havoc and a $10 gift card to the Sunrise Shop!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight October 16, 2023 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on October 23, 2023. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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Great interview. This looks like a great novel. Thanks for hosting this giveaway today.
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